diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/moderation/thread/ModerationThread.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/moderation/thread/ModerationThread.java
index 1f2d046..2abb26a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/moderation/thread/ModerationThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/moderation/thread/ModerationThread.java
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ public abstract class ModerationThread {
 		postUserMessage(cmItemStatus, userMessage);
 	}
 	
-	public void postItemDeleted(CMItemStatus cmItemStatus) throws Exception {
-		this.cmItemStatus = cmItemStatus;
+	public void postItemDeleted() throws Exception {
+		this.cmItemStatus = null;
 		String fullName = ckanUser.getNameSurname();
 		String message = String.format(
 				"@**%s** deleted the item with name '%s' (id='%s')",
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/moderation/thread/social/notifications/SocialNotificationModerationThread.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/moderation/thread/social/notifications/SocialNotificationModerationThread.java
index abe9de3..e25feb8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/moderation/thread/social/notifications/SocialNotificationModerationThread.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/moderation/thread/social/notifications/SocialNotificationModerationThread.java
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ public class SocialNotificationModerationThread extends ModerationThread {
 	}
 	
 	@Override
-	public void postItemDeleted(CMItemStatus cmItemStatus) throws Exception {
+	public void postItemDeleted() throws Exception {
 		this.create = false;
-		this.cmItemStatus = cmItemStatus;
+		this.cmItemStatus = null;
 		this.catalogueEventType = CatalogueEventType.ITEM_REMOVED;
 		notifyItemDeleted();
 	}
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public class SocialNotificationModerationThread extends ModerationThread {
 		catalogueEvent.setType(catalogueEventType);
 		catalogueEvent.setNotifyText(messageString);
 		catalogueEvent.setItemId(getSubject());
-		if(cmItemStatus == CMItemStatus.APPROVED) {
+		if(cmItemStatus!=null && cmItemStatus == CMItemStatus.APPROVED) {
 			catalogueEvent.setItemURL(new URL(itemURL));
 		}else {
 			catalogueEvent.setItemURL(new URL(getModerationURL()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
index 85f46f9..5d2649d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/gcat/persistence/ckan/CKANPackage.java
@@ -1467,9 +1467,8 @@ public class CKANPackage extends CKAN implements Moderated {
 	private void postItemDeleted() {
 		try {
 			if(isModerationEnabled()) {
-				CMItemStatus cmItemStatus = getCMItemStatus();
 				moderationThread.setItemCoordinates(itemID, name, itemTitle, itemURL);
-				moderationThread.postItemDeleted(cmItemStatus);
+				moderationThread.postItemDeleted();
 			}
 		} catch(WebApplicationException e) {
 			throw e;